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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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